Statement Game - 109-93

Dirk Nowitzki's monster game led Dallas to a 2-1 season-series victory over the Nuggets and puts them in the driver's seat for the second seed in the Western Conference. Nowitzki hit four-threes in the game, a season-high. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)

It seemed like every time Dirk Nowitzki tried to get comfortable at one of his sweet spots on the court, Denver decided to collapse and send another player his way. It didn't seem to bother Nowitzki on this occasion as the former MVP scored 34 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 10 assists for the second triple-double of his career.

Mavs - Nuggets Tonight 7:30

Dirk Nowitzki and Carmelo Anythony go head-to-head tonight with the season tiebreaker on the line. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

With nine games left in the regular season for the Dallas Mavericks (48-25) and eight for the Denver Nuggets (48-26), playoff positioning is beginning to take shape.
There is no doubt that this is the biggest game so far this season for both teams with the Mavs up by only a half-game over the Nuggets and the season-series tied at 1-1. The team that wins this game will hold the tiebreaker which puts them in a much better position to secure a higher seed - especially if the Mavs win as they will hold a one-and-a-half game lead (two in the loss-column) with only seven games left for Denver.

Just What The Doctor Ordered - 111-90

Rookie Rodrigue Beaubois had career-highs across the board as his insertion into the lineup at the end of the first quarter provided the Mavericks with the spark they desperately needed. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Is Rick Carlisle watching the same games we are?

It's going to be even harder for the Mavericks coach to justify keeping Rodrigue Beaubois out of the lineup considering the rookie scored 26 points in the first half, besting his previous career high of 24 and fueling a 51-20 run by the Dallas Mavericks (48-25) to end the half. Beaubois made his first five shots from the field (3-3 from three) and the Mavs went from down 21-16 with 3:17 left in the first quarter to the Golden State Warriors (20-52), to leading 67-41 at the half.

"I felt great," said Beaubois. "I thought I couldn't miss so I kept shooting."

Rangers Season Preview - Starting Rotation

Scott Feldman is going to be the Ace of a rotation for the first time in his career this year for the Rangers. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

It looks as though the Rangers have a set rotation, roughly a week before opening day on April 5. Here is the top five along with some stats and a preview of how they may fare this season.

D-Town Sports Radio 3-26-2010

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The show starts about 2:15 in, the guy before us plays the slow-jams.